Pope John Paul's Beatification ....
 

... and impending Canonization. Somehow, this whole ritual strikes me as decidedly odd. A French nun claims he cured Parkinson's Disease from the grave and John Paul gets his first ticket punched. Now, they scour the Earth looking for a second "miracle."

Color me cynical, skeptical or whatever. Somehow, however, this is a bit much even for a person born and raised Catholic (though I've recovered ;))

Covering up for pervs is a fail IMO. I think they are trying to raise morale from it all.


Carl

They were jealous of the royal welfare recipient wedding. The Vatican can't stand to be upstaged when it comes to grandiose displays of decadence, Jesus wouldn't stand for it.:rolleyes:

Dave

very nicely stated

let me say it my way

this kind of nonsense is craziness, these folks are nuts

Yawn.

Superstition must be a dominant gene.

BlueStreaK:

Huge belly laugh... ....

Is there a purpose for this thread other than to bash religion, or Catholics, or both?

I think bashing religion is a worthwhile cause, FYI.

I'm sure that's the case.

I was just remarking on the beatification ritual and the willingness of Rome to glom on to the nun's story with the supporting rationale of "there is no explanation using current scientific knowledge" and therefore it must have been the result of prayers to the dead Pope.

Somehow this causality seems just a little suspect to me. Just sayin'.:confused:

It's kinda like saying that my sore throat feels better this morning. It must be because I played Led Zeppelin last night.

To me (born and raised Catholic), it seems that it is a foregone conclusion that the Church wants John Paul to be a saint. Now they're beating the bushes for stuff to support it (even if the evidence is specious).

If you choose to believe it, fine. I'll take my evidence well-done, thank you.